Corofin’s Joe Canney set to join Mayo senior football management team

Canney comes on board after Liam McHale stepped down as coach and selector in July.

HELLO JOE: Joe Canney is set to join Mayo senior football management team. Picture credit: Ray Ryan / SPORTSFILE

Corofin’s Joe Canney is set to join the Mayo senior football management team for 2024.

Canney won an All-Ireland senior club title in 2015 under Mayo’s assistant manager Stephen Rochford during his time in charge of the Galway outfit.

He was later part of Kevin O’Brien’s management team as they claimed the Andy Merrigan Cup in 2019 and ‘20, the first club in the history of the competition to complete the three-in-a-row.

Twice selected on the Galway club team of the year, Canney won eight senior county titles as well as four Connacht medals.

He comes on board after Liam McHale stepped down as coach and selector in July. Later explaining his decision, McHale said he didn’t agree with the approach taken by the rest of Kevin McStay’s coaching ticket and therefore left.

“There was five of us there, and the four lads had a totally different philosophy on how this team should play than what I had.

"I’m surprised at Kevin because normally we’d be in sync. I just felt there is no point in me being there when I am so far removed from their thinking.

“I didn’t want to drag anybody down, and I didn’t want to upset the flow of the whole thing. I thought it was the right thing to do.”

McStay will again be aided by Rochford, Donie Buckley and Damien Mulligan next season.

Mayo will commence their Connacht senior football championship against London next April, the draw for the provincial championships taking place on Saturday week.

As Mayo defend their Allianz Division 1 title, the provisional league fixtures for 2024 are expected to be released to counties for review before the end of the month.

They will go into the new season without Jason Doherty and Kevin McLoughlin who recently announced their inter-county retirements.